Yoshiki Takahashi

“Cannibal”

MMA · Active

30-28-3 (1 NC)RECORD

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Profile

Full name	Kazuo Takahashi
Nickname	Cannibal
Date of birth	13 Mar 1969
Nationality	Japanese
Birthplace	Ichikawa, Japan
Lives in	Not added yet
Division	Heavyweight
Team	Not added yet
Height	178 cm (5′10″)
Reach	Not added yet
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 1993
Status	Active
Pro debut	21 Sep 1993
Last fight	Loss vs Duško Todorović, 21 Jul 2018

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Titles and honours

Former Pancrase Heavyweight Champion (inaugural)

Background

Japanese fighter from Ichikawa, Chiba, who competed mainly in Pancrase, where he became the inaugural heavyweight champion in 2001. He also fought in the UFC, PRIDE, HERO'S and Sengoku.

Fight history

61 fights on file. More fights can be added when this profile is claimed.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Duško Todorović	TKO (punches)	1	1:41	RINGS The Outsider 51: 10th Anniversary Road to Las Vegas	21 Jul 2018	Kawasaki, Japan
Loss	Ryo Kawamura	TKO (punches)	1	1:43	Pancrase 252: 20th Anniversary	29 Sep 2013	Yokohama, Japan	Middleweight debut
Win	Kenichi Yamamoto	KO (knee)	1	6:29	U-Spirits Again	9 Mar 2013	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Yuji Sakuragi	KO (punch)	1	4:59	Pancrase: Progress Tour 9	5 Aug 2012	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Chang Seob Lee	Submission (scarf hold armlock)	1	2:28	Sengoku Raiden Championships 15	30 Oct 2010	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Antony Rea	TKO (punches)	1		Fury 1: Clash of the Titans	21 May 2010	Cotai, Macau
Loss	Valentijn Overeem	KO (flying knee)	1	2:42	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 4	24 Aug 2008	Saitama, Japan	Heavyweight bout
Loss	Fábio Silva	KO (knee)	2	0:25	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 3	8 Jun 2008	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Mark Burch	KO (knee)	1	3:45	BodogFIGHT: Alvarez vs. Lee	14 Jul 2007	Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Loss	Melvin Manhoef	TKO (punches)	1	2:36	HERO'S 8	12 Mar 2007	Nagoya, Japan
No contest	Mark Burch	No contest (accidental eye gouge)	1	1:05	BodogFIGHT: Costa Rica	18 Feb 2007	Costa Rica
Loss	Vitor Belfort	KO (punch)	1	0:36	PRIDE: Critical Countdown Absolute	1 Jul 2006	Saitama, Japan
Win	Kestutis Arbocius	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	Pancrase: Spiral 8	2 Oct 2005	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Yuji Sakuragi	Submission (armlock)	2	3:01	Pancrase: Spiral 5	10 Jul 2005	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	Igor Vovchanchyn	KO (punch)	1	1:10	PRIDE 29: Fists of Fire	20 Feb 2005	Saitama, Japan	Light heavyweight bout
Loss	Heath Herring	TKO (punches)	1	4:53	PRIDE Total Elimination 2004	25 Apr 2004	Saitama, Japan	PRIDE Heavyweight Grand Prix first round
Loss	Josh Barnett	Submission (triangle armbar)	2		NJPW Ultimate Crush II	13 Oct 2003	Tokyo, Japan	For the Pancrase Openweight Championship
Win	Tsuyoshi Ozawa	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	5:00	Pancrase: 2003 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round	27 Jul 2003	Tokyo, Japan	Defended the Pancrase Heavyweight Championship
Win	Hideki Tadao	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	Pancrase: Spirit 6	25 Aug 2002	Osaka, Japan
Win	Katsuhisa Fujii	TKO (punches)	1	1:12	Pancrase: Proof 7	1 Dec 2001	Yokohama, Japan	Won the inaugural Pancrase Heavyweight Championship
Win	Marcelo Tigre	DQ (eye gouging)	1	3:20	Pancrase: 2001 Anniversary Show	30 Sep 2001	Kanagawa, Japan
Win	Hiroya Takada	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	0:22	Pancrase: 2001 Anniversary Show	30 Sep 2001	Kanagawa, Japan
Win	Katsuomi Inagaki	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	1:38	Pancrase: Proof 5	25 Aug 2001	Osaka, Japan	Technical submission
Win	David Frendin	TKO (punches)	1	0:26	Pancrase: Proof 4	26 Jun 2001	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Mitsuyoshi Sato	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Pancrase: Proof 1	4 Feb 2001	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Sanae Kikuta	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	7:22	Pancrase: Trans 7	4 Dec 2000	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Masutatsu Yano	Decision (unanimous)	1	10:00	Pancrase: 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round	27 Aug 2000	Osaka, Japan
Loss	Semmy Schilt	TKO (strikes)	1	7:30	Pancrase: Trans 3	30 Apr 2000	Yokohama, Japan	For the Pancrase Openweight Championship
Win	John Cronk	Submission (elbows and headbutts)	1	7:59	Pancrase: Breakthrough 11	18 Dec 1999	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Osami Shibuya	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	6:08	Pancrase: 1999 Anniversary Show	18 Sep 1999	Tokyo, Japan
Draw	John Lober	Draw	2	3:00	Pancrase: Breakthrough 6	11 Jun 1999	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Omar Bouiche	Submission (armbar)	1	8:47	Pancrase: Breakthrough 4	18 Apr 1999	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Minoru Suzuki	TKO (lost points)	1	8:06	Pancrase: 1998 Anniversary Show	14 Sep 1998	Japan
Draw	Katsuomi Inagaki	Draw	2	3:00	Pancrase: Advance 8	21 Jun 1998	Kobe, Japan
Loss	Semmy Schilt	TKO	1	5:44	Pancrase: Advance 6	12 May 1998	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Leon Dijk	Decision (unanimous)	2	3:00	Pancrase: Advance 4	18 Mar 1998	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Osami Shibuya	Submission	1	9:35	Pancrase: Advance 2	6 Feb 1998	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	Yuki Kondo	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	7:27	Pancrase: Alive 10	16 Nov 1997	Kobe, Japan
Win	Kim Jong Wang	KO (knees)	1	1:06	Pancrase: Alive 9	29 Oct 1997	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Jason Godsey	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:20	Pancrase: 1997 Anniversary Show	6 Sep 1997	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Jason DeLucia	Submission (armbar)	1	5:13	Pancrase: Alive 5	24 May 1997	Kobe, Japan
Win	Satoshi Hasegawa	TKO	1	6:20	Pancrase: Alive 4	27 Apr 1997	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Semmy Schilt	TKO	1	7:00	Pancrase: Alive 3	22 Mar 1997	Nagoya, Japan
Win	Wallid Ismail	Decision (unanimous)	2	3:00	UFC 12: Judgement Day	7 Feb 1997	Dothan, Alabama, USA	UFC 12 lightweight tournament semi-final; withdrew from the final through injury
Win	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Submission	1	7:12	Pancrase: Truth 9	9 Nov 1996	Kobe, Japan
Loss	Vernon White	KO (kick)	1	19:43	Pancrase: 1996 Anniversary Show	7 Sep 1996	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Ryushi Yanagisawa	Decision (lost points)	1	15:00	Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1	22 Jul 1996	Tokyo, Japan
Draw	Manabu Yamada	Draw	1	10:00	Pancrase: Truth 6	25 Jun 1996	Fukuoka, Japan
Win	Takafumi Ito	Decision (unanimous)	1	10:00	Pancrase: Truth 5	16 May 1996	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Vernon White	Decision (lost points)	1	10:00	Pancrase: Truth 3	7 Apr 1996	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Jason DeLucia	KO	1	3:37	Pancrase: Truth 2	2 Mar 1996	Kobe, Japan
Loss	Ken Shamrock	Decision (lost points)	1	20:00	Pancrase: Truth 1	28 Jan 1996	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Scott Bessac	KO	1	2:26	Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 6	4 Nov 1995	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Osami Shibuya	Submission	1	5:12	Pancrase: 1995 Anniversary Show	1 Sep 1995	Japan
Loss	Bas Rutten	TKO	1	1:37	Pancrase: Road to the Championship 1	31 May 1994	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Andre Van Den Oetelaar	Decision (lost points)	1	30:00	Pancrase: Pancrash! 3	21 Apr 1994	Osaka, Japan
Win	Katsuomi Inagaki	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	5:41	Pancrase: Pancrash! 1	19 Jan 1994	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	Masakatsu Funaki	TKO	1	3:09	Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 4	8 Dec 1993	Japan
Win	James Mathews	Submission	1	1:11	Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 3	8 Nov 1993	Kobe, Japan
Loss	Ken Shamrock	Submission (heel hook)	1	12:23	Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 2	14 Oct 1993	Nagoya, Japan
Win	George Weingeroff	KO (high kick)	1	1:23	Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 1	21 Sep 1993	Tokyo, Japan	Pro debut